diff --git a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c
index 25531d3a4a12..5b540f705c8c 100644
--- a/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c
+++ b/libexec/fingerd/fingerd.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static const char rcsid[] =
 #include <netdb.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
-#include <strings.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include "pathnames.h"
 
 void logerr(const char *, ...);